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Democrats mull impeaching Trump after Capitol siege

Democrats mull impeaching Trump after Capitol siege

REUTERS 2021-01-08 16:12:59

Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that stormed the US Capitol. De...

Biden offered chance for climate steps thru thin Democratic control of Senate

Biden offered chance for climate steps thru thin Democratic control of Senate

REUTERS 2021-01-08 10:55:01

Democratic control of the Senate offers President-elect Joe Biden an opportunity to advance parts of his climate agenda, but the paper-thin majority likely puts sweeping global warming legislation bey...

Trump now faces calls for removal, staff exodus

Trump now faces calls for removal, staff exodus

Reuters 2021-01-08 09:04:49

US President Donald Trump faced the threat on Thursday of a second impeachment, a day after his supporters breached the US Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifyin...

How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

Reuters 2021-01-07 18:59:55

The bloody chaos inside the US Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called...

US House of Representatives rejects second objection to presidential election results

US House of Representatives rejects second objection to presidential election results

Reuters 2021-01-07 16:27:19

A majority of the US House of Representatives on Thursday morning voted down a move by allies of President Donald Trump to reject Pennsylvania's electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, a last-ditch at...

US congress certifies Biden’s election victory hours after Capitol violence

US congress certifies Biden’s election victory hours after Capitol violence

-- 2021-01-07 15:19:10

Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Bid...

Twitter, Facebook lock Trump accounts

Twitter, Facebook lock Trump accounts

Reuters 2021-01-07 12:02:59

Twitter, Facebook and Snap temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election a...

US Capitol rioting by Trump supporters leads to four deaths, 52 arrests

US Capitol rioting by Trump supporters leads to four deaths, 52 arrests

-- 2021-01-07 11:04:31

Four people died on the US Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said Wednesday evening, after supporters of President Donal...

Two top White House officials quit after US Capitol violence

Two top White House officials quit after US Capitol violence

-- 2021-01-07 10:53:27

Two top aides to first lady Melania Trump resigned on Wednesday in the wake of violence on Capitol Hill, and more top White House officials were considering resigning, including national security advi...

Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol as Congress certifies Biden's victory

Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol as Congress certifies Biden's victory

-- 2021-01-07 10:03:31

Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to s...

Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump

Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump

AP 2021-01-06 18:06:28

President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by...

Trump seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit by niece

Trump seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit by niece

-- 2021-01-06 14:06:41

US President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accusing her of embracing “conspiracy the...

US Georgia Senate races too close to call

US Georgia Senate races too close to call

-- 2021-01-06 11:07:39

Democrats and Republicans were locked in tight US Senate races in Georgia on Tuesday as final votes were counted in a showdown that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden enjoys control of Cong...

Trump phone call reported: US President pressures Georgia official to overturn election

Trump phone call reported: US President pressures Georgia official to overturn election

Reuters 2021-01-04 11:21:57

US President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in the southern state, according to a recording of the hour-long cal...

Nancy Pelosi reelected US House Speaker in a difficult year

Nancy Pelosi reelected US House Speaker in a difficult year

Reuters 2021-01-04 11:10:35

Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecided and a Republican fight...

Trump finds former foe Senator Cruz to object to Biden's victory

Trump finds former foe Senator Cruz to object to Biden's victory

REUTERS 2021-01-03 10:42:00

US Senator Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied i...

Make the 2021 world safer, healthier for children, UNICEF says

Make the 2021 world safer, healthier for children, UNICEF says

-- 2021-01-02 17:39:06

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday said that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day of 2021.  “The children born today enter a world far different th...

US surpasses 20m COVID-19 cases

US surpasses 20m COVID-19 cases

Reuters 2021-01-02 16:55:50

US Senator Mitt Romney on Friday urged the US government to immediately enlist veterinarians, combat medics and others in an all-out national campaign to administer coronavirus vaccinations and slow a...

US Senate overrides defence bill veto; Republicans reject Trump for the first time

US Senate overrides defence bill veto; Republicans reject Trump for the first time

-- 2021-01-02 12:55:05

President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the US Senate on Friday when fellow Republicans joined Democrats to override a presidential veto for the first time in his tenure, pushing through...

Trump extends immigration bans that affect green card applicants, temporary foreign workers

Trump extends immigration bans that affect green card applicants, temporary foreign workers

REUTERS 2021-01-01 14:35:56

US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended a pair of immigration bans that block many “green card” applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the country, measures he says...

US Republican senator will still challenge Biden victory in Congress

US Republican senator will still challenge Biden victory in Congress

-- 2020-12-31 12:17:57

US Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes, which could trigg...

Argentine Senate approves bill legalising abortion

Argentine Senate approves bill legalising abortion

AP 2020-12-30 16:21:47

Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalising abortion early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades....

Canada's Clean Fuel Standard -- How does the policy work?

Canada's Clean Fuel Standard -- How does the policy work?

-- 2020-12-30 12:22:06

Canada published the draft Clean Fuel Standard this month, which is central to the ruling Liberal Party’s commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. The...

US confirms first case of new Covid variant

US confirms first case of new Covid variant

-- 2020-12-30 11:44:10

The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado. The patient, a man in his 20s with no recent travel history, i...

US finalising first-ever airplane emissions rules

US finalising first-ever airplane emissions rules

-- 2020-12-29 11:04:55

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said it was finalising the first-ever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes. The EPA said its new requirements f...

Trump makes U-turn, signs pandemic aid, spending bill

Trump makes U-turn, signs pandemic aid, spending bill

-- 2020-12-28 10:11:48

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdo...

What happens if US govt runs out of money Monday?

What happens if US govt runs out of money Monday?

Reuters 2020-12-27 22:34:09

US President Donald Trump’s threat not to sign a $2.3 trillion spending package approved by Congress has already shuttered an emergency unemployment aid programme and threatens a partial federal...

Mass Covid vaccinations begin in Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica

Mass Covid vaccinations begin in Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica

-- 2020-12-25 14:04:43

A Mexican nurse became the first person in Latin America to receive a coronavirus jab when her country began its vaccination programme on Thursday. Mexico has received an initial shipment of 3,000 do...

COVID outbreak hits Antarctica

COVID outbreak hits Antarctica

-- 2020-12-23 17:11:15

The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine st...

‘Dreamer’ immigrants still targetted

‘Dreamer’ immigrants still targetted

Reuters 2020-12-23 11:07:19

A Texas-led coalition of nine states urged a federal judge on Tuesday to invalidate a programme that grants hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children the ability to...